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Melbourne's first live, improvised soap opera, Spinnaker Bay began life in 2004.

After a 10 month break the juggernaut that is Wicked returned to rehearsals this week before their upcoming foray to Auckland and Manila, with a return engagement in Australia commencing May 2014 in Melbourne to follow.

The most show-stopping examples of stage costume from Arts Centre Melbourne's Performing Arts Collection including costumes worn by Dame Edna Everage, Kylie Minogue and Dame Nellie Melba, will be showcased in All That Glitters, a new free exhibition in Gallery I from 16 November 2013 - 23 February 2

Abracadabra! Join in the magic with Mickey Mouse and some of your favourite Disney friends for a mystifying, energetic and hilarious magic show filled with spectacular illusions when Disney Live! presents Mickey's Magic Show tours Australia these coming summer school holidays.

Join Theo and his companions on a lion-hearted adventure into a whimsical, unknown world.

Now in its sensational sixth year, The Gangsters' Ball is on its way back to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this month!

The Clotilde Rullaud Quartet will play in the Melbourne Recital Centre Salon today, 6 September at 7.

A frenzy of tap dance, hip-hop and percusion, Raw Dance Company's Bang! Crash! Tap! will make its Melbourne debut with a quick, explosive season at Arts Centre Melbourne.

In an Australian exclusive, German Minimal Techno producer Pantha Du Prince (Hendrik Weber) headlines Melbourne Music Week with his astonishing Elements of Light live concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre in November.

The Australian Music Therapy Association, founded in 1975, now has around 480 Registered Music Therapists working around Australia in areas which include aged care, special education, early childhood, community, palliative care, paediatrics; brain injury and rehabilitation, oncology and with autism.

Applications are now open for the $20,000, Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award 2013 and for grants of up to $5,000 from the Rodney Seaborn Playwrighting Support Fund.

The male cast of KING KONG THE MUSICAL performed 'Big Spender' from SWEET CHARITY at Twisted Broadway Melbourne, an annual charity event raising money for Oz Showbiz Cares Equity Fights AIDS.

From 19 - 20 October, Federation Square and the grounds surrounding will become Trailblazer.

Stage Masters presents the Melbourne premiere of Disney's hugely popular CAMP ROCK: The Musical this October.

Producers John Frost and Phil Bathols today announced that Broadway legend Mandy Patinkin and Opera superstar Nathan Gunn will perform together in Australia in November, combining their musical talents to create a unique and powerful evening of entertainment.

Spring is in the air and so are the September School Holidays and if you are looking for the perfect school holiday fun for the kids, then you need look no further than 'Children's Week' at SkyHigh Mt Dandenong from September 23 until 3 October.

Tap with Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen & Mel Torme at Glittery Tapping Wonderland at Miss Lou-Lou & Steve Kearney's GLITTERY TAPPING WONDERLAND DANCE STUDIOS, October 2013.

Australia's best known and most prolific playwright, David Williamson takes on the greatest media mogul of all time in the world premiere of Rupert which opens on Thursday 29 August 2013 at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse, directed by Lee Lewis.

Iconic singer Cyndi Lauper returns to Australia to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of her groundbreaking album with a nationwide tour of Australia.

STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL will tango, sashay and bogo pogo its way onto the Sydney Lyric stage from 25 March 2014, thanks to the original creative team behind the classic 1992 film, director and co-writer Baz Luhrmann, set and costume designer Catherine Martin, choreographer John 'Cha Cha' O'Con

'Here Comes The Night' will provide a rare opportunity for the many fans of Van Morrison's music to enjoy the magic of his remarkable body of work as performed by the exceptional talents of Joe Camilleri, Vince Jones and Vika Bull at the Palais Theatre on Friday, November 29.

Palais Theatre Management Pty Ltd has set up an online service to assist patrons who may have missed out on tickets to a show or have tickets that they can now legitimately no longer use.

In the Green Room Award-winning production Private Dances audiences will encounter live dance performances in intimate and unique one-on-one settings.

King Kong will stage its 100th public performance on August 28th in Melbourne, Australia.

GREASE is still the word, as Australian theatre producer John Frost today revealed the cast and tour dates for his new multi-million dollar production of GREASE, which will open as an Australian premiere at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) tonight, 27 August 2013.